Malta flag Luqa Airport (MLA)

Country Malta | Europe | Major Hub | IATA: MLA | ICAO: LMML | Elevation 300 ft · 91 m | Local time —

Destinations
116
Flights / day
140
Busiest route
Rome
Top airline
Ryanair

Luqa Malta Airport averages 140 flights per day to 116 destinations, with zero domestic routes and 111 international routes. A total of 46 airlines operate at MLA, led by Ryanair. This airport provides direct service to 35 countries across three continents, with Italy representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Luqa Malta connects to Stockholm, with a typical flight time of 4 hr 20 mins. Updated: July 10, 2026

Route Network

Luqa Malta Airport connects 111 destinations worldwide, with Rome standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Glasgow, and the shortest flight is to Catania.

Italy flag Rome (FCO) – Italy 7 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
428 mi · 689 km
10
per day
United Kingdom flag London (LGW) – United Kingdom 6 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,282 mi · 2,063 km
7
per day
Italy flag Catania (CTA) – Italy 3 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
116 mi · 186 km
5
per day
United Kingdom flag Manchester (MAN) – United Kingdom 5 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,455 mi · 2,342 km
4
per day
Germany flag Munich (MUC) – Germany 4 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
874 mi · 1,407 km
4
per day
Germany flag Frankfurt (FRA) – Germany 2 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,023 mi · 1,647 km
3
per day
Netherlands flag Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands 3 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,232 mi · 1,983 km
3
per day
Spain flag Barcelona (BCN) – Spain 2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
767 mi · 1,234 km
3
per day
United Kingdom flag London (STN) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,310 mi · 2,108 km
3
per day
Belgium flag Brussels (CRL) – Belgium 2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,126 mi · 1,812 km
3
per day
Türkiye flag Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye 2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
856 mi · 1,377 km
3
per day
Italy flag Nápoli (NAP) – Italy 2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
348 mi · 559 km
3
per day
France flag Paris (CDG) – France 2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,091 mi · 1,755 km
3
per day
Switzerland flag Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland 2 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
858 mi · 1,380 km
3
per day
Austria flag Vienna (VIE) – Austria 2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
853 mi · 1,373 km
2
per day
Hungary flag Budapest (BUD) – Hungary 2 airlines
2 hr 45 mins
837 mi · 1,347 km
2
per day
Greece flag Athens (ATH) – Greece 3 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
542 mi · 873 km
2
per day
Romania flag Bucharest (OTP) – Romania 2 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
858 mi · 1,381 km
2
per day
Poland flag Warsaw (WAW) – Poland 2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,171 mi · 1,884 km
2
per day
Croatia flag Zagreb (ZAG) – Croatia 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
688 mi · 1,107 km
2
per day
Italy flag Milan (MXP) – Italy 2 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
739 mi · 1,189 km
2
per day
Albania flag Tirana (TIA) – Albania 2 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
477 mi · 767 km
2
per day
Italy flag Bologna (BLQ) – Italy 2 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
623 mi · 1,002 km
2
per day
Poland flag Katowice (KTW) – Poland 2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,036 mi · 1,667 km
2
per day
Spain flag Madrid (MAD) – Spain 3 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,029 mi · 1,656 km
2
per day
United Kingdom flag Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom 4 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,394 mi · 2,243 km
2
per day
Italy flag Bari (BRI) – Italy 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
385 mi · 620 km
2
per day
Poland flag Kraków (KRK) – Poland 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,018 mi · 1,638 km
1
per day
Poland flag Warsaw (WMI) – Poland 2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,186 mi · 1,908 km
1
per day
Serbia flag Belgrade (BEG) – Serbia 2 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
691 mi · 1,112 km
1
per day
Ireland flag Dublin (DUB) – Ireland 2 airlines
4 hr 25 mins
1,573 mi · 2,532 km
1
per day
Italy flag Treviso (TSF) – Italy 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
687 mi · 1,105 km
1
per day
Denmark flag Copenhagen (CPH) – Denmark 3 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,368 mi · 2,202 km
1
per day
Belgium flag Brussels (BRU) – Belgium 1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,152 mi · 1,854 km
1
per day
Poland flag Wrocław (WRO) – Poland 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,060 mi · 1,706 km
1
per day
United Kingdom flag Newcastle (NCL) – United Kingdom 3 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,531 mi · 2,464 km
1
per day
Italy flag Milan (LIN) – Italy 1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
716 mi · 1,152 km
1
per day
Italy flag Bergamo (BGY) – Italy 1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
722 mi · 1,163 km
1
per day
United Kingdom flag Edinburgh (EDI) – United Kingdom 3 airlines
4 hr 25 mins
1,621 mi · 2,609 km
1
per day
Cyprus flag Larnarca (LCA) – Cyprus 1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
1,079 mi · 1,737 km
1
per day
United Kingdom flag Liverpool (LPL) – United Kingdom 4 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,470 mi · 2,365 km
1
per day
France flag Lyon (LYS) – France 2 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
839 mi · 1,350 km
1
per day
France flag Marseille (MRS) – France 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
718 mi · 1,156 km
1
per day
Italy flag Pisa (PSA) – Italy 1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
582 mi · 937 km
1
per day
France flag Paris (ORY) – France 3 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,081 mi · 1,739 km
1
per day
Luxembourg flag Luxembourg (LUX) – Luxembourg 2 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,038 mi · 1,671 km
1
per day
Spain flag Valencia (VLC) – Spain 1 airline
—
MLA → VLC
1
per day
Poland flag Poznań (POZ) – Poland 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,150 mi · 1,851 km
6
per week
Greece flag Souda (CHQ) – Greece 1 airline
—
MLA → CHQ
6
per week
Italy flag Trapani (TPS) – Italy 1 airline
—
MLA → TPS
6
per week
Libya flag Tripoli (MJI) – Libya 2 airlines
—
MLA → MJI
6
per week
Germany flag Düsseldorf (DUS) – Germany 2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,132 mi · 1,822 km
5
per week
Slovakia flag Bratislava (BTS) – Slovakia 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
862 mi · 1,387 km
5
per week
Italy flag Cagliari (CAG) – Italy 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
378 mi · 609 km
5
per week
Poland flag Gdańsk (GDN) – Poland 1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,294 mi · 2,082 km
5
per week
Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,309 mi · 2,107 km
5
per week
Germany flag Memmingen (FMM) – Germany 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
866 mi · 1,393 km
5
per week
United Kingdom flag Nottingham (EMA) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,402 mi · 2,257 km
5
per week
Latvia flag Riga (RIX) – Latvia 2 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,521 mi · 2,448 km
5
per week
Bulgaria flag Sofia (SOF) – Bulgaria 1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
671 mi · 1,080 km
5
per week
Greece flag Thessaloniki (SKG) – Greece 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
562 mi · 905 km
5
per week
France flag Toulouse (TLS) – France 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
878 mi · 1,413 km
5
per week
Germany flag Berlin (BER) – Germany 2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,141 mi · 1,836 km
4
per week
Germany flag Cologne (CGN) – Germany 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,099 mi · 1,769 km
4
per week
United Kingdom flag Glasgow (GLA) – United Kingdom 2 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,643 mi · 2,645 km
4
per week
Italy flag Lamezia Terme (SUF) – Italy 1 airline
—
MLA → SUF
4
per week
Ireland flag Limerick city (SNN) – Ireland 1 airline
—
MLA → SNN
4
per week
Italy flag Montichiari (VBS) – Italy 1 airline
—
MLA → VBS
4
per week
Cyprus flag Paphos (PFO) – Cyprus 1 airline
—
MLA → PFO
4
per week
Italy flag Perugia (PEG) – Italy 1 airline
—
MLA → PEG
4
per week
Portugal flag Porto (OPO) – Portugal 1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,301 mi · 2,094 km
4
per week
Spain flag Seville (SVQ) – Spain 1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,132 mi · 1,822 km
4
per week
North Macedonia flag Skopje (SKP) – North Macedonia 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
570 mi · 917 km
4
per week
United Kingdom flag Southend (SEN) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,281 mi · 2,061 km
4
per week
Sweden flag Stockholm (ARN) – Sweden 1 airline
4 hr 20 mins
1,651 mi · 2,657 km
4
per week
Italy flag Torino (TRN) – Italy 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
738 mi · 1,187 km
4
per week
Tunisia flag Tunis (TUN) – Tunisia 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
246 mi · 396 km
4
per week
Lithuania flag Vilnius (VNO) – Lithuania 1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,396 mi · 2,247 km
4
per week
United Kingdom flag Bristol (BRS) – United Kingdom 3 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,368 mi · 2,201 km
4
per week
United Kingdom flag London (BQH) – United Kingdom 3 airlines
—
MLA → BQH
4
per week
Italy flag Palermo (PMO) – Italy 1 airline
—
MLA → PMO
3
per week
Czechia flag Prague (PRG) – Czechia 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
984 mi · 1,584 km
3
per week
France flag Paris–Beauvais (BVA) – France 1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,127 mi · 1,814 km
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Belfast (BFS) – United Kingdom 3 airlines
—
MLA → BFS
3
per week
United Kingdom flag Bournemouth (BOH) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,311 mi · 2,111 km
3
per week
Netherlands flag Eindhoven (EIN) – Netherlands 1 airline
—
MLA → EIN
3
per week
Switzerland flag Geneva (GVA) – Switzerland 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
838 mi · 1,349 km
3
per week
Spain flag Málaga (AGP) – Spain 1 airline
—
MLA → AGP
3
per week
France flag Nantes (NTE) – France 1 airline
—
MLA → NTE
3
per week
United States of America flag New York (JFK) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MLA → JFK
3
per week
France flag Nice (NCE) – France 1 airline
—
MLA → NCE
3
per week
Serbia flag Niš (INI) – Serbia 1 airline
—
MLA → INI
3
per week
Spain flag Mallorca (PMI) – Spain 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
690 mi · 1,110 km
3
per week
Estonia flag Tallinn (TLL) – Estonia 1 airline
—
MLA → TLL
3
per week
Italy flag Trieste (TRS) – Italy 1 airline
—
MLA → TRS
3
per week
France flag Basel (BSL) – France 1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
885 mi · 1,425 km
2
per week
Norway flag Oslo (OSL) – Norway 1 airline
—
MLA → OSL
2
per week
Poland flag Rzeszów (RZE) – Poland 1 airline
—
MLA → RZE
2
per week
France flag Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées (LDE) – France 1 airline
—
MLA → LDE
2
per week
Denmark flag Billund (BLL) – Denmark 2 airlines
—
MLA → BLL
2
per week
France flag Bordeaux (BOD) – France 1 airline
—
MLA → BOD
2
per week
Romania flag Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) – Romania 1 airline
—
MLA → CLJ
2
per week
Sweden flag Goteborg (GOT) – Sweden 1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,510 mi · 2,430 km
2
per week
Germany flag Hamburg (HAM) – Germany 1 airline
—
MLA → HAM
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Leeds (LBA) – United Kingdom 1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,466 mi · 2,360 km
2
per week
United Kingdom flag Norwich (NWI) – United Kingdom 1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,328 mi · 2,137 km
2
per week
Italy flag Pescara (PSR) – Italy 1 airline
—
MLA → PSR
2
per week
Germany flag Stuttgart (STR) – Germany 1 airline
—
MLA → STR
2
per week
Italy flag Venice (VCE) – Italy 1 airline
—
MLA → VCE
2
per week
Finland flag Helsinki (HEL) – Finland 1 airline
—
MLA → HEL
1
per week
Italy flag Roma (CIA) – Italy 1 airline
—
MLA → CIA
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 10, 2026.

Luqa Malta Airport is served by 46 airlines, with Ryanair in the lead at 39% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 57% of routes. 26 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 46 airlines operate international routes, compared with zero airlines serving domestic routes. Jet2 is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Glasgow with a flight time of 4 hrs 30 mins.

Ryanair (74 routes)
KM Malta Airlines (19 routes)
easyJet (15 routes)
Jet2 (11 routes)
Wizz Air (5 routes)
Wizz Air Malta (4 routes)
TUI Airways (4 routes)
Norwegian Air Shuttle (4 routes)
Qatar Airways (3 routes)
Ryanair UK (3 routes)
Air France (3 routes)
Eurowings (3 routes)
BRD (2 routes)
ITA Airways (2 routes)
Lufthansa (2 routes)
ASL Airlines Belgium (2 routes)
LOT - Polish Airlines (2 routes)
EAT Leipzig (2 routes)
Atlantic Airways (2 routes)
airBaltic (2 routes)
Ethiopian Airlines (1 routes)
BA Euroflyer (1 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
Enter Air (1 routes)
Lufthansa City Airlines (1 routes)
KLM (1 routes)
Vueling (1 routes)
Brussels Airlines (1 routes)
Turkish Airlines (1 routes)
SWISS (1 routes)
Aegean Airlines (1 routes)
IndiGo (1 routes)
Gestair (1 routes)
Air Serbia (1 routes)
Aer Lingus (1 routes)
SAS (1 routes)
Emirates (1 routes)
Luxembourg Air Ambulance (1 routes)
Transavia France (1 routes)
Luxair (1 routes)
MedSky Airways (1 routes)
Tunisair Express (1 routes)
JSD (1 routes)
Delta Air Lines (1 routes)
Volotea (1 routes)
Silver Cloud Air (1 routes)

Luqa Malta Airport provides direct service to 35 countries across three continents. The route network is 0% domestic and 100% international. Italy is the primary international destination.

Italy - 34/day
United Kingdom - 24/day
Germany - 10/day
Poland - 10/day
France - 9/day
Spain - 7/day
Belgium - 4/day
Greece - 4/day
Netherlands - 3/day
Türkiye - 3/day
Switzerland - 3/day
Austria - 2/day
Hungary - 2/day
Romania - 2/day
Croatia - 2/day
Albania - 2/day
Serbia - 2/day
Ireland - 2/day
Denmark - 2/day
Cyprus - 2/day
Luxembourg - 1/day
Libya - 1/day
Slovakia - 1/day
Portugal - 1/day
Latvia - 1/day
Bulgaria - 1/day
North Macedonia - 1/day
Sweden - 1/day
Tunisia - 1/day
Lithuania - 1/day
Czechia - 0/day
United States of America - 0/day
Estonia - 0/day
Norway - 0/day
Finland - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
0 min vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
5 min early
2 min (-61.6%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 12

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
31 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
21 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
21 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
22 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
17 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
21 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 hr 30 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 hr 7 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 11

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
on-time
min (-100%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
4 min early
8 min (-196.5%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
2 flights (7 day total)

Jul 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
on-time
0 min vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
2 min (+63%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
12 flights (30 day total)

Jul 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
1 hr 12 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 2

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 29

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
1

Jun 28

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
4

Jun 27

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jun 26

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 24

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 22

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#222 (140 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#127 (116 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
11,017 ft 3,358 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
11,017 ft 3,358 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
7,799 ft 2,377 m 148 ft 45 m Closed
7,812 ft 2,381 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
7,812 ft 2,381 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

3 aircraft cannot operate at Luqa Malta Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 11,017 ft (3,358 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Luqa Malta (IATA: MLA) operates around 140 flights per day to 116 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 0 domestic and 111 international routes, with Ryanair as the leading carrier and Rome currently the busiest connection. From MLA, passengers can reach 35 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,358 m (11,017 ft).

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